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Even though I doubted if I would ever calm down enough to sleep again after Serafina’s unpleasant visit, I must have managed to doze off because I had some wild dreams. Within the confines of my mind, I faced a fire-breathing dragon and a red-faced demon in a fire and brimstone version of hell.
I awoke with a start, breathing heavily and feeling frightened that my nightmare might have been some sort of horrifying premonition. Bolting upright, my eyes bulging in fear, I panted and looked around my hospital room, trying to convince myself that it hadn’t been real.
As if I had summoned him, Daniel appeared at my side. “It’s okay. You’re okay.” He soothed me by caressing my forearm down to my fingertips and back up again. His touch left a trail of tingling nerve endings in its wake.
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